#I took a few things and ran with it

[unfunnyaceartist]

@sm-baby I drawded the triplets in my second period. Enjoy

[empyreansentinel]

if angel was raised on pandora it means that she and jack lived as residential settlers during dahls occupation. grogmouth likely worked for the flynts who, being a high status family at the time, in turn worked for dahl. baron flynt was the warden of thor, a dahl mining rig that doubled as a prison. the companys sole interest in pandora to begin with was to extract eridium and find alien relics, so a siren would be a priceless bargaining chip for their efforts. all of this to say its very possible that the flynts were the ones who sent out the order for angel to be kidnapped.

[nixie-deangel]

And we have our winners from the WIP poll! I will be focusing first on the following top five:

Virgin Jake x Vampire Bradley (need to flush out the society of the AU).

Speedrun Hangster Girl Dads

The Seresin family Breaks Up Sereshaw

Serial/Contract Killer Jake pampers and spoils normal Bradley

My Shifter Verse AU!

(and because I dearly love @redfurrycat, who has listened to me chitter on like a crazy person about...basically all of these, I will also be focusing on the vampire Jake x human Bradley AU, just for Red 💜💜💜)

Once two are officially completed and posted to Ao3, then I will once again do another poll (most likely with even more and newer ideas added to it XD) and do this again to see which ones I will be focusing on then!

A post actually asking for the emojis to make me write will be going up closer to the weekend.

💜💜💜

[svnflowermoon]

why can i literally not function at school like i swear i'm trying i just can't focus????

[deoidesign]

please take as much time as you need to rest and recover. burn out is so hard and takes so much to heal from. your art and your supporters will still be here when you get back :) take care <3

Thank you very much

Unfortunately, my situation doesn't really allow me to take the time I need. I've got a ~two month hiatus scheduled for my midseason, but much like my first hiatus I'll most likely be working double time during it...

It's unfortunate because I could really really use a bigger break!

Having the time and flexibility to work on other projects really fires me up and keeps me going, and being able to take a guilt free day off for family and friends is necessary to my mental health, and I've been having to turn people down lately...

This is a very kind message, and I'm sorry to vent in response! But I just feel transparency about the pressure I'm under is necessary and important. I'd love to take the time I really need, but due to deadlines and that pesky "needing money to live" I can't.

But, once the series is over I intend to take a pretty big break before I start whatever I'm doing next! I've got so many short stories and projects planned that I want so badly to get to, I can't wait to really get to truly dive in to them!

[innytoes]

Apple orchard dates for Rulie?

For Reggie's birthday that summer, Julie had adopted an apple tree with him. Sure, it wasn't as exciting as her gift last year (adopting a dog together), but he still beamed when he read the certificate. Included was a trip to the orchard, where you could pick all the apples from your tree to take home. "I love apple pie!" he crowed. "Can we really go visit my tree in the fall?"

"Yep," she beamed, and he cheered, showing off the picture of 'his' tree to all his friend, proudly talking about how Strong and Productive their child was, look at all those apples. Julie tried not to laugh, or blush at the implications.

So before her visit, she called and orchard to make sure everything was ready for them, and on a beautiful sunny autumn day, they set off, Ellie happily panting in the back seat next to the picnic basket and blanket they'd brought. And Reggie's camera, of course. He loved being Ray's assistant, but he was gunning for taking over some clients on his own instead of always being second shooter.

So of course Julie agreed to 'wear something pretty' so he could practice his skills, though she insisted he did too, so they could take some couple portraits with the little remote as well. So Reggie had swapped his t-shirt for a nice button up, and Julie had made sure her dress matched his flannel, and even Ellie was wearing a cute red bowtie slipped on her collar.

They had a blast all day. The orchard also had some alpacas that Ellie was just fascinated by, and they worked together to get as many apples as they could carry back in the baskets they were given off of AppleToni ("Get it? Like appletini, but a name!").

They spread out their picnic under the tree and had lunch, and maybe a little nap together. She let Reggie have his little photo shoot, laughing when he kept flirting with her, saying things like how it was too easy to get good pictures with such a beautiful model. They took some pictures together, as well, and then, as golden hour was nearing its end, she pulled him close, into a kiss.

"I have a confession," she said, against his lips.

"You already tried one of the apples? I know, I saw you sneak a taste," Reggie said, smirking.

"There's another tree here for us," Julie said, taking his hand and leading him away. He followed, confused, looking back at his camera with a little nervous glance, but the place was deserted other than them. Julie had made sure of it.

A few rows later, they came to the biggest tree in the orchard, the one that had been there originally. The tree was lit up with fairy lights, making it look truly magical in the nearly set sun. And hanging from one of the branches was a wooden sign. Reggie blinked, going over to read it.

Reggie, I want to put down roots with you. Will you marry me?

He turned, gasping when he saw Julie on one knee behind him, with a little open ring box.

"Really?" he whispered, and she nodded.

"I love you more than anything," she said. "Will you marry me?"

"Yes!" Reggie said, all but dragging her up and into a kiss, as Ellie happily bounced around them, barking. Julie carefully took the ring out of the box, sliding it onto his trembling hand, and then kissed him again.

Reggie looked startled when he suddenly heard cheering, as their friends and family popped up from behind several other trees. Dad pulled Reggie into a hug, welcoming him into the family, and Luke and Alex were already popping open a bottle of non-alcoholic apple cider and filling glasses for everyone. Reggie just kept wiping at his eyes to catch the happy tears, staring at his ring finger in awe and delight.

And if in the spring, they got married at the same orchard, blossoms all around, it was just as perfect as their engagement had been.

[marshmallowgoop]

Come back I'm waiting anytime the heavy rains come

[risingsunresistance]

Ok i thought of a new headcanon: the reason cyberknife ends up in dsmp is because he figures out theres where techno are, and the reason techno leaves to go on his training arc is because he cannot let cyberknife be right about anything.

this ask is from december of 2022 but i'm only just now seeing it for some reason

anon you are the funniest person alive

[skhardwarevers1]

I am very trustworthy when it comes to remembering to take things for my allergies

[critterofthenight]

i had such a fun dream, i didn't wanna wake up :c

[piplupod]

people defending their precious white man of the week and ignoring BIPOC pointing out his racism Yet Again. i'm so tired. i'm so tired. i'm so tired!!!!!!

[coloursofaparadox]

mm

[zarafey]

Austria coming in with another masterful execution of law!

Now that the covid mask mandate isn't valid anymore we revert back to a law that got approved in 2019 I think... Its a law that prohibits you from masking your face! (literally just made bc of Islamophobia)... So now it's illegal in Austria to wear a mask in public! But also at the same time required to wear a mask if you tested positive! And when your in like a hospital and retirement homes! So now if you wanna wear a mask you need a doctor's note so that you are allowed to in public! :D

[cangrellesteponme]

🌞💖❌ for the writing asks!

Do you have a preferred time of day to write? To come up with ideas, it's any time between midnight and four in the morning. To write on paper it's definitely the afternoon. To write on my computer it's late evenings. I proofread at any hour of the day though. overall, i am a chaotic, unsleeping creature.

What made you start writing? interesting question. well, i was a creative and not so social child so of course i was creating fun stories all the time. then i turned to art instead and forgot about writing, my first love, for a short while. i started actually writing my first story when I was around 11? 12? due to boredom, really. i won't say a word about my middle school experience, but yeah. boredom. i actually started writing online around that time, but didn't enjoy it much. so we get to the more interesting part of my answer: what made me start writing english fanfiction on AO3? i've probably mentioned that i learned a lot of english through reading blue exorcist fanfiction. specifically, my absolute favourite, which haunts me to this day (and i've started re-reading it like... yesterday), kizmet's Tear Me Down series (which... i wouldn't call it a rec because it has Issues, so i'd need at least four paragraphs of warnings and criticisms before recommending it.). this solidified a few things for me. 1) AO3 is just amazing good lord. 2) whump is a great genre. 3) fanfiction can be cathartic to read when it's not inherently cringe because french. it then takes me a few years to actually feel like writing fanfiction, i scrap a multi-chapter project and only keep part of a baptism scene, and boom, we get El alma que anda en amor... so, boredom and blue exorcist.

What's a trope you will never write? oh i have plenty. i may read it if it's well-written, not too smutty, and not just a sexy remix of bioessentialism, but i won't be caught DEAD writing A/B/O. i don't write drunk confessions, only one bed, cuddling for warmth, anything nsfw (unless i am paid. anything for the bag girl.), soulmates (but i read it. my favourite is sodoroses' Chipped Tea Sets) and truly just a fuckton of shit. but most of these could change, so, above all, (and if i ever go back on my word may god strike me where i fucking stand) i won't write miscommunication. i don't fuck with that.

[kidcooper02]

I associate Semi-Charmed Life with Eduardo so aggressively but idk why. Just feels like his vibe

(It's cuz they say gold a lot huh lmao)

I think like 90's alt pop works with Ed, cuz I think he'd vibe with upbeat tunes with questionable lyrics lol

Like Semi Charmed Life, the feeling of change and craving a constant wrapped up in DO DO DO DO DODODODO finding that happiness but fearing it's disappearance

I'm using this as an excuse to talk about my own Ed reminders, you can skip anything under this

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OK, I've mentioned this like twice that my "sad Ed song" is "Your Best American Girl" by Mitski just for the feeling that's unique to minorities when it comes to their connections with White Americans. That feeling of wanting to be desired and desired in a way that plays into the American Dream. Mixed with the fear of rejection from things outside of your control, things that make you YOU. Idk, when I was getting frustrated by the lack of Ed and (minor) Bart focused with no mention of Ed, despite their relationship, it reminded me of this song with its idea of never matching up to your white partner. It's my Ed catharsis song, expressing how again a minority character gets shafted

BUT ON A HAPPIER NOTE, Ed also reminds me of "Me & Michael" by MGMT, for its cheeky way of expressing a bond, where's its so close that's its not obvious if it's platonic or romantic

ED ALSO MAKES ME THINK OF BRUNO MARS MUSIC FOR SOME REASON IDK WHY just, they're both very charming.

"American Idiot" Green Day, obvi

And who would I be if I didn't assign a sonic song as well as a Marianas Trench one? Sonic its "Speak With Your Heart" (sonic colors, Cash Cash) its obviously a feel good song about the importance of communication. Marianas Trench is "Far From Here" for a season 2 Ed edgy mindset when it comes to having to interact with his dad again and the conflicting feeling of the fact that's what he wanted but he also can't stand it

[sunrisenebula]

I was recently (within the last few years) put in charge of making training videos for the new hires at work.

One of the things I made sure to emphasize in the introduction, and repeat in every video, is that you can and should ask questions (and I included some humor about the number of questions I had to ask in order to make the training videos).

Consistently, every supervisor who has reviewed the videos has been like "YES THANK YOU we want people to ask questions if they get stuck, we don't understand why they don't!"

And every trainee who has watched them has been like "I really liked the part where you said it was ok to ask questions!" (Sadly, a few even said they'd been discouraged from asking questions in the past!)

My workplace has always been a good environment that supports asking questions - but I definitely saw a difference when we started explicitly emphasizing it in our introductory training.

idk if any young person needs to hear this but when you work at a job you absolutely can google anything you don’t know or ask someone for help. school has you conditioned to think you have to have everything memorized all the time but let me tell you. I am dumb as shit and I am great at my job because it’s not a test, it’s just work. the more resources you utilize the better.